Höfuðlausn
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Höfuðlausn is a renowned skaldic praise poem by the Icelandic poet Egill Skallagrímsson, traditionally celebrated as the verse that saved his life by appeasing King Eiríkr Bloodaxe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Höfuðlausn canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16236206 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Höfuðlausn Context triple: [Egils saga Skalla-Grímssonar, containsWork, Höfuðlausn]
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A.
Frumar
Frumar was a 5th-century Suevic king in Gallaecia, known for briefly ruling the Suebi after the death of Rechiarius during the decline of Roman authority in Hispania.
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B.
Verðandi
Verðandi is one of the three Norns in Norse mythology, associated with the present and the shaping of human fate.
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C.
Sjofn
Sjofn is a lesser-known Norse goddess of the Aesir associated with love, affection, and the reconciliation of quarrels.
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D.
Ettarre
Ettarre is a proud and scornful lady of Arthurian legend in Tennyson’s *Idylls of the King*, known for her cruel rejection and betrayal of the knight Pelleas.
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E.
Lofn
Lofn is a lesser-known Norse goddess associated with gentleness and the sanctioning of forbidden or difficult loves among the Aesir.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Höfuðlausn Target entity description: Höfuðlausn is a renowned skaldic praise poem by the Icelandic poet Egill Skallagrímsson, traditionally celebrated as the verse that saved his life by appeasing King Eiríkr Bloodaxe.
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A.
Frumar
Frumar was a 5th-century Suevic king in Gallaecia, known for briefly ruling the Suebi after the death of Rechiarius during the decline of Roman authority in Hispania.
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B.
Verðandi
Verðandi is one of the three Norns in Norse mythology, associated with the present and the shaping of human fate.
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C.
Sjofn
Sjofn is a lesser-known Norse goddess of the Aesir associated with love, affection, and the reconciliation of quarrels.
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D.
Ettarre
Ettarre is a proud and scornful lady of Arthurian legend in Tennyson’s *Idylls of the King*, known for her cruel rejection and betrayal of the knight Pelleas.
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E.
Lofn
Lofn is a lesser-known Norse goddess associated with gentleness and the sanctioning of forbidden or difficult loves among the Aesir.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.